The New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route 55K is operated by Golden Way P.L.B. (Scheduled) Service Company Limited (金運專線小巴有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 7067C). It runs between Sheung Shui Minibus Terminus and Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street), via Tin Ping Estate (Jockey Club Road), Luen Wo Hui, Lung Yeuk Tau, Ma Mei Ha, Wo Hang and Shek Chung Au. It is the sole GMB route that serves the Frontier Closed Area without connecting to any boundary control points.
Route 55K overlaps largely with KMB Route 78K, with the difference being that it passes through San Wan Road and detours via Fanling Station.
History[]
- 1 February 1984: The Transport Department invited public tenders for 11 groups of 20 new green minibus routes, among which this route was grouped with Route 56K.[1]
- The tender for this group of routes was not accepted by the drivers of public light buses (PLBs) operating in the district. Dissatisfied with the takeover of the operation of the North District routes by people from other districts, nearly 40 PLBs went on strike from the morning to 1:00 p.m. on 7 July of the same year[2], and then 50 PLBs went on strike on 24 July, demanding that more prohibited zones be opened up for their operation.[3] TD finally agreed that PLBs could operate to Sha Tau Kok Fishermen's Children School and Ping Yeung, and the incident was temporarily resolved.[4]
- 21 August 1984: Route 55 entered service, running between Shek Wu Hui (San Fat Street) and Sha Tau Kok (Shun Hing Street) (Sha Tau Kok Market).
- In the afternoon of the same day, PLB drivers launched another slow-moving action to protest against the Transport Department's failure to honour its promise to provide minibus stops at Sha Tau Kok and Ping Yeung, and to allow green minibuses to start service two days earlier, and five of them were arrested by the Police for road obstruction.[5]
- 17 January 1985: As Luen Hing Street in Luen Wo Hui was no longer accessible to Sha Tau Kok Road, Fanling KCR Station-bound trips were diverted via Wo Fung Street and Luen Shing Street to return to Sha Tau Kok Road.
- 28 March 1986: Rerouted via Lung Sum Avenue for Jockey Club Road after San Fung Avenue for Sha Tau Kok direction; and rerouted via Fu Hing Street, San Fung Avenue and Lung Sum Avenue after Jockey Club Road to return to Terminus for Sheung Shui direction.
- 29 January 1988: Renumbered as Route 55K and its Sheung Shui terminus was relocated to Sheung Shui KCR Station Minibus Terminus.[6]
- 1 November 1988: Rerouted directly from Lung Sum Road to Jockey Club Road and no longer passed through San Fat Street, Fu Hing Street and San Fung Avenue for Sha Tau Kok direction; rerouted to return to the terminus via San Fat Street to Lung Sum Avenue after Fu Hing Street and no longer via San Fung Avenue due to the change in traffic direction of San Fat Street.
- 6 December 1988: Special departure between Sheung Shui KCR Station Minibus Terminus and Luen Wo Hui between 06:00 and 20:00 daily was introduced and the last departure of the main route was also extended by 90 minutes.
- 6 May 1989: Sha Tau Kok terminus was relocated to the bus terminus to the west of Shun Lung Street.
- 17 July 1989: Sha Tau Kok-bound trips, from Lung Sum Road to Jockey Club Road, were diverted to return to Lung Sum Avenue via San Shing Avenue, Fu Hing Street and San Fat Street. This diversion was cancelled on 23 April 1990 and the original routing was resumed.
- 22 August 1992: As Luen Hing Street and Luen Shing Street could no longer access Sha Tau Kok Road, a diversion was implemented in the vicinity of Luen Wo Hui:
- Towards Sha Tau Kok: Rerouted to return to Sha Tau Kok Road via L8 road, Wo Tai Street, Luen Hing Street, Luen Wo Road, Luen Shing Street, Wo Tai Road, Luen On Street.
- To Sheung Shui KCR Station: Rerouted via Luen On Street, Luen Wo Road, Luen Shing Street, Wo Fung Street, Luen Hing Street, Luen Wo Road, Luen Shing Street, Wo Fung Street, Luen Fat Street, Wo Tai Street and L8 road back to Sha Tau Kok Road.
- 12 June 1993: Rerouted via Wo Lung Street after Luen Hing Street without passing through Luen Wo Road for Sha Tau Kok direction.
- 4 October 1993: Rerouted to go straight to Luen Fat Street to Wo Tai Street after Luen Wo Road for Sheung Shui KCR Station direction, omitting Luen Shing Street, Wo Fung Street, Luen Hing Street, Luen Wo Road, Luen Shing Street, Wo Fung Street.
- 25 September 2011: No longer passed through Luen Hing Street, Wo Lung Street and Luen Shing Street for Sha Tau Kok direction, and the original intermediate stop at Wo Lung Street was relocated to the opposite of 39 Wo Tai Street.
- 15 February 2012: In line with the Government's reduction of the Frontier Closed Area (FCA), the section of Sha Tau Kok Road - Shek Chung Au between Tong To and Tam Shui Hang is no longer within the FCA, and the stops along the route are open for loading/unloading by all. However, the Sha Tau Kok terminus and Sha Tau Kok Town remain within the FCA.[7][8]
- 18 October 2015: Alterations to routing were made:[9]
- Rerouted via Wo Muk Road for Sha Tau Kok direction after crossing Fan Leng Lau Road, no longer passing through Wo Tai Street.
- Rerouted via Wo Muk Road for Sheung Shui Station direction after crossing Luen On Street, no longer passing through the area of Luen Wo Road; and rerouted via Lung Sum Avenue when heading to the junction of Jockey Club Road and Lung Sum Avenue, no longer passing through Fu Hing Street and San Fat Street.
- 27 May 2019: Special departures at 07:30 and 08:00 every Mondays to Fridays from Sha Tau Kok to Sheung Shui Station via Lung Shan Tunnel and Fanling Highway were introduced. [10]
- 25 March 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [11]
- 23 January 2022: Fare payment by AlipayHK "EasyGO" was accepted.[12]
Historical route information[]
Details of the past service hours and headways, fares and other route information of this route are set out in the "Historical route information" sub-page of this article.
Service hours and headways[]
| From Sheung Shui Station | Headways (mins) | From Sha Tau Kok | Headways (mins) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | |||
| 04:30 - 05:30 | 5/10 | 04:50 - 05:30 | 5/10 |
| 05:30 - 09:30 | 4 | 05:30 - 08:54 | 4 |
| 09:30 - 17:00 | 10 | 08:54 - 09:00 | 6 |
| 17:00 - 19:24 | 4 | 09:00 - 16:30 | 10 |
| 19:24 - 19:30 | 6 | 16:30 - 18:54 | 4 |
| 19:30 - 23:00 | 10 | 18:54 - 19:00 | 6 |
| 23:00 - 00:05 | 12/14 | 19:00 - 22:00 | 10 |
| 00:05 - 00:55 | 15/20 | 22:00 - 22:30 | 15 |
| - | - | 22:30 - 00:30 | 20 |
Special trips[]
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| Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street) → Sheung Shui Station ● (via Lung Shan Tunnel) |
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| Mondays to Fridays |
| 07:30, 08:00 (2 departures) |
| No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.
Fares[]
| Fare chart | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
From \ To |
Sheung Shui Station | Sheung Shui Poilce Station | Luen Wo Hui | Ping Che Road | Sheung Wo Hang | Luk Keng Road |
| Luen Wo Hui | $4.8 | |||||
| Ping Che Road | $6.3 | $6.3 | $5.6 | |||
| Man Uk Pin/Loi Tung/Ma Mei Ha | $7.6 | $7.6 | $6.3 | |||
| Sheung Wo Hang | $9.2 | $7.6 | $6.3 | $5.6 | ||
| Luk Keng Road | $9.2 | $7.6 | $6.3 | $6.3 | $5.6 | |
| Sha Tau Kok | $10.8 | $9.2 | $7.6 | $6.3 | $6.3 | $4.8 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Octopus Interchange Concessions[]
| Route 55K and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 55K | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 55K | ||
Notes:
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route and Route 55S are served by a total of 29 minibuses, of which 21 are 19-seaters. The combined capacity of the two routes is not less than 240 passengers per direction during the busiest hour.
Currently this route, as well as New Territories Routes 56 series have a total of 48 Toyota Coaster, including 22 16-seater minibuses and 26 19-seater minibuses Minibuses on this route must be in possession of a Frontier Closed Road Permit.
| List of Golden Way minibuses | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate No. | Type No.[Remark 1] | Seat | Sign Configuration | Route | Remarks |
| CW8889 | 2016 6DL | 19-seater Vegaseat | Rollsign | 55K | Entered service in March 2016 Plate originally belonged to a 3rd generation on Sheung Shui P.L.B's New Territories Routes 50A/50K |
| DB2282 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high-back seat | |||
| DY1200 | 2016 6DL | 19-seater Vegaseat | Entered service in March 2016 Plate originally belonged to a 3rd generation on Sheung Shui P.L.B's New Territories Routes 50A/50K | ||
| EK2208 | 2004 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt seat | 56C | Plate originally belonged to a 1991 2nd generation | |
| EY8148 | 56K | ||||
| FP7772 | 2005 5LS2 | Former vehicle on Hong Kong Maxicab's Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series Plate originally belonged to a 1993 3rd generation of that series | |||
| FP8222 | 56A | Former vehicle on Success Transportation's Kowloon Routes 16 series WA also a former vehicle on Hong Kong Maxicab's Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series, PLB Ngau Mong Route and Treasure Up's Hong Kong Island Route 113 Plate originally belonged to a 3rd generation[Remark 2] on Hong Kong Maxicab's Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series Joined in December 2023 | |||
| GD3222 | 55K | ||||
| HB162 | 2018 7LL | 19-seater Vogelseat | Patent Enterprises EDS | Entered service in August 2018 Plate originally belonged to a 1991 2nd generation on Brilliant Way's Kowloon Route 37M and a 2005 5LS2 on Sheung Shui P.L.B.'s New Territories Route 51K[Remark 3] | |
| KG550 | 2016 6DL | 19-seater Vegaseat | Rollsign | 56B | Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series Plate originally belonged to a Taxi Joined in August 2019 |
| LS8940 | 2004 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt seat | 56A | Former vehicle on Hong Kong Maxicab's Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series | |
| LT7934 | |||||
| LV1950 | 2005 5LS2 | ||||
| LV2695 | 55K | ||||
| LV4721 | 56A | ||||
| LV8260 | Spare | Once shifted on Big Union's New Territories Route 59S during November and December 2023 | |||
| LW3445 | 56A | ||||
| LX6361 | |||||
| LY7912 | |||||
| LY7929 | 55K | ||||
| LZ4030 | 56A | ||||
| LZ7073 | 56C | Former vehicle on Success Transportation's Kowloon Routes 16 series Was also a former vehicle on Brilliant Way's Kowloon Routes 37A／37M Joined in June 2024 | |||
| MA5801 | 56A | Former vehicle on Sheung Shui P.L.B.'s New Territories Route 51B Was also a former vehicle on Golden Way's New Territories Route 55K Joined in December 2023 | |||
| MA9178 | 56K | Former vehicle on Fully Mint's New Territories Route 807K Was also a former vehicle on Hong Kong Maxicab's Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series Joined in September 2019 | |||
| MB1030 | 56A/56C | ||||
| MC6961 | 55K/56K | ||||
| NY6837 | 2009 6LS | 56A | Former vehicle on Sheung Shui P.L.B.'s New Territories Route 51K Was also a former vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44A Joined in August 2023 | ||
| TY5449 | 2016 6DL | 19-seater Vegaset | 55K／56K | Entered service in February 2016 | |
| TY5510 | |||||
| TZ3545 | Entered service in March 2016 | ||||
| UA8125 | Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102series Joined in June 2019 | ||||
| UB1677 | |||||
| UD6290 | 56B | Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102series Joined in June 2019 | |||
| UD8307 | 55K／56K | Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102series Joined in November 2019 | |||
| UE6621 | 55K | Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102series Joined in August 2019 | |||
| UJ5729 | Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series Joined in July 2019 | ||||
| UK8860 | Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series Joined in August 2019 | ||||
| UL2947 | Former vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102series Joined in November 2019 | ||||
| VZ7632 | 2019 7LL | 19-seater Vogelset | Patent Enterprises EDS | Entered service in June 2019 | |
| YH4717 | 2022 7DL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Transfull EDS | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in November 2022 | |
| YH5916 | |||||
| YJ7003 | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in December 2022 | ||||
| YK6736 | 2023 7DL | Mondays to Fridays: 55K／56K Saturdays and Sundays: 56A |
Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in February 2023 | ||
| YK8152 | 55K | ||||
| YM1086 | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in March 2023 | ||||
| YM2064 | |||||
| ZA2241 | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in December 2023 | ||||
| ZA7101 | 2024 7DL | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission Entered service in January 2024 | |||
| ZB7265 | |||||
| List of former vehicles under Golden Way | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate No. | Type No. | Seat No. | Retirement/withdrawal date | Whereabouts | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| BG2899 | 2005 5LS2 | 16 | August 2018 | Retired | VP6427 (2018 7LL) |
| DC2788 | September 2018 | VS9483 (2018 7LL) | |||
| EB9358 | 1991 2nd generation | Unknown | |||
| EK2208 | 2004 | 2004 5LS2 of the same plate | |||
| EP3543 | TBC | Unknown | |||
| ER3999 | 2005 5LS2 | November 2018 | Transferred to Sheung Shui P.L.B. New Territories Route 57K | VU8458 (2018 7LL) | |
| EW8544 | 1991 2nd generation | Unknown | Retired | ||
| EX7547 | |||||
| EY8148 | 2004 | 2004 5LS2 of the same plate | |||
| FE1813 | TBC | Unknown | |||
| FM9794 | |||||
| GU2879 | 2nd generation | ||||
| LD5326 | 2003 5LL | ||||
| LL9741 | 2004 5LS | December 2022 | YJ7003 (2022 7DL) | ||
| LS9242 | 2004 5LS2 | Unknown | |||
| LT2971 | January 2024 | Converted to Private Light Bus for training | ZB7265 (2024 7DL) | ||
| LT4266 | ZA7101 (2024 7DL) | ||||
| LT4301 | Unknown | Retired | |||
| LT9550 | |||||
| LU5266 | 2005 5LS2 | 2019 | |||
| LU7096 | September 2018 | Transferred to Sheung Shui P.L.B. New Territories Route 57K | VT1554 (2018 7LL) | ||
| LU7342 | Unknown | Transferred to Sheung Shui P.L.B.'s New Territories Routes 50A/50K | |||
| LU8445 | December 2023 | Retired | MA5801 (2005 5LS2) | ||
| LV3126 | November 2018 | Retired earlier due to traffic accident | |||
| LV5796 | October 2018 | Transferred to Sheung Shui P.L.B. New Territories Route 57K | VV3583 (2018 7LL) | ||
| LW2493 | March 2016 | Transferred to Sheung Shui P.L.B.'s New Territories Routes 50A/50K | CW8889 (2016 6DL) | ||
| LW6502 | September 2023 | Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59S | |||
| LW6817 | February 2016 | Transferred to Sheung Shui P.L.B.'s New Territories Routes 50K/51K | TY5510 (2016 6DL) | ||
| LX157 | TY5449 (2016 6DL) | ||||
| LX7872 | November 2018 | Transferred to Sheung Shui P.L.B. New Territories Route 57K | VV9149 (2018 7LL) | ||
| LY1650 | Unknown | Retired | |||
| LZ217 | July 2019 | Retired Plate is now applied on a 2019 7LL on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series |
UD6290 (2016 6DL) | ||
| LZ7965 | Unknown | Retired | |||
| MA982 | August 2019 | Retired Plate is now applied on a 2019 7LL on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Routes 101M/102 series |
UK8860 (2016 6DL) | ||
| MA1319 | August 2023 | Retired | NY6837 (2009 6LS) | ||
| MA1579 | March 2016 | Transferred to Sheung Shui P.L.B.'s New Territories Routes 50A/50K | DY1200 (2016 6DL) | ||
| MA8371 | December 2023 | Retired | ZA2241 (2023 7DL) | ||
| MB4681 | June 2019 | UB1677 (2016 6DL) | |||
| MB9367 | Transferred to Sheung Shui P.L.B. New Territories Route 57K | VZ7632 (2019 7LL) | |||
| MB9805 | November 2019 | Transferred to Sheung Shui P.L.B. New Territories Route 58K | UL2947 (2016 6DL) | ||
| MC3335 | August 2018 | Transferred to Sheung Shui P.L.B.'s New Territories Routes 50K/51K | HB162 (2018 7LL) | ||
| MD2526 | August 2019 | Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59K | KG550 (2016 6DL) | ||
| VP6427 | 2018 7LL | 19 | February 2023 | Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59A | |
| VS9483 | December 2022 | Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59S | |||
| VT1554 | November 2022 | Transferred to Sheung Shui P.L.B.'s New Territories Routes 50K/51K | YH4717 (2022 7DL) | ||
| VU8458 | December 2022 | Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59K | |||
| VV3583 | November 2022 | Transferred to Sheung Shui P.L.B.'s New Territories Routes 50/51 series | YH5916 (2022 7DL) | ||
| VV9149 | December 2022 | Transferred to Big Union's New Territories Route 59K | |||
The information may not be complete and accurate, to be updated and modified by those who are willing to do so.
This section was last updated on 11/2024202411
Routing[]
- The names listed in the table below under "Major Stop Locations" are the fixed pick-up/drop-off points for this route, and the part of the name with an underline refers to the name commonly used by passengers (including Cantonese transliterations of the commonly-used Chinese names)
- Passengers may be picked up and dropped off freely along the route outside the restricted area unless otherwise stated.
Regular trips[]
The distance of this route is approx. 13.1km, and the journey time is approximately 35mins. (The average speed is 22.5km/h.)
To Sha Tau Kok[]
Via: San Wan Road, Lung Sum Avenue, Jockey Club Road #, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, Fan Leng Lau Road, Wo Muk Road, Wo Tai Street, (Wo Mun Street, Luen Wo Hui (Wo Mun Street) Minibus Terminus, Wo Mun Street, Luen On Street)*, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, Sha Tau Kok Road - Ma Mei Ha, Sha Tau Kok Road - Wo Hang, Sha Tau Kok Road - Shek Chung Au and Shun Lung Street
Remarks:
# If the minibus is already full at the terminus and there is no request for alighting at Jockey Club Road, the driver may divert via Lung Wan Street and San Wan Road before returning to the original routing at Sha Tau Kok Road.
* If the minibus is already full at the terminus and there is is no request for alighting at the Wo Mun Street Minibus Terminus, the driver may divert via Ma Sik Road and return to the original routing at Sha Tau Kok Road.
| New Territories GMB Route 55K (Sheung Shui Station → Sha Tau Kok) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Sheung Shui | |||
| 2 | Jockey Club Road |
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| 3 | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) | Wo Muk Road |
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| 4 |
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Short-working trips end here | ||
| 5 | Fanling | Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau |
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Hail-and-ride section |
| 6 | Sha Tau Kok | Sha Tau Kok Road - Ma Mei Ha |
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| 7 | Sha Tau Kok Road - Wo Hang |
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| 8 | Sha Tau Kok Road - Shek Chung Au |
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Hail-and-ride section Passengers without a valid Frontier Closed Area Permit must alight at this section | |
| Hong Kong Police Force Sha Tau Kok Checkpoint All stops after this point is then within the Frontier Closed Area. Passengers without a valid Frontier Closed Area permit must alight before or at this point | ||||
| 9 | Sha Tau Kok | Located within the Frontier Closed Area, entry is only permitted with a valid Frontier Closed Area Permit | ||
| Passengers are unable to use this route to cross the border via Sha Tau Kok Control Point. | ||||
To Sheung Shui Station[]
Via: Sha Tau Kok Road - Shek Chung Au, Sha Tau Kok Road - Wo Hang, Sha Tau Kok Road - Ma Mei Ha, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, Ma Sik Road ^, Wo Tai Street, Wo Mun Street, Luen Wo Hui (Wo Mun Street) Minibus Terminus, Wo Mun Street, Luen On Street, Wo Muk Road, Fan Leng Lau Road, Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau, Jockey Club Road, Lung Sum Avenue and Lung Wan Street
Remark:
^ The official information of Transport Department shows that it passes through Luen On Street, but in fact it passes through Ma Sik Road.
| New Territories GMB Route 55K (Sha Tau Kok → Sheung Shui Station) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Sha Tau Kok | Located within the Frontier Closed Area, entry is only permitted with a valid Frontier Closed Area Permit | ||
| Hong Kong Police Force Sha Tau Kok Checkpoint All stops before this point are within the Frontier Closed Area. Passengers without a Closed Area Permit are not allowed to enter | ||||
| 2 | Sha Tau Kok | Sha Tau Kok Road - Shek Chung Au |
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Hail-and-ride section |
| 3 | Sha Tau Kok Road - Wo Hang |
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| 4 | Sha Tau Kok Road - Ma Mei Ha |
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| 5 | Fanling | Sha Tau Kok Road - Lung Yeuk Tau |
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| 6 | Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) |
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Short-working trips begin here | |
| 7 | Wo Muk Road |
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| 8 | Sheung Shui | Jockey Club Road |
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| 9 | Lung Sum Avenue |
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| 10 | ||||
Special trips[]
AM peak hour from Luk Keng to Sha Tau Kok[]
Via: Bride's Pool Road, Luk Keng Road, Sha Tau Kok Road - Shek Chung Au and Shun Lung Street
| New Territories GMB Route 55K (Luk Keng → Sha Tau Kok) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Luk Keng | Bride's Pool Road |
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| 2 | Luk Keng Road |
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Hail-and-ride section | |
| 3 | Sha Tau Kok | Sha Tau Kok Road - Shek Chung Au |
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Located within the Frontier Closed Area, entry is only permitted with a valid Frontier Closed Area Permit |
| Hong Kong Police Force Sha Tau Kok Checkpoint All stops after this point is then within the Frontier Closed Area. Passengers without a valid Frontier Closed Area permit must alight before or at this point | ||||
| 4 | Sha Tau Kok | Located within the Frontier Closed Area, entry is only permitted with a valid Frontier Closed Area Permit | ||
| Passengers are unable to use this route to cross the border via Sha Tau Kok Control Point. | ||||
AM peak from Sha Tau Kok to Luk Keng[]
Via: Shun Lung Street, Sha Tau Kok Road - Shek Chung Au, Luk Keng Road and Bride's Pool Road
| New Territories GMB Route 55K (Sha Tau Kok → Luk Keng) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Sha Tau Kok | Located within the Frontier Closed Area, entry is only permitted with a valid Frontier Closed Area Permit | ||
| Hong Kong Police Force Sha Tau Kok Checkpoint All stops before this point are within the Frontier Closed Area. Passengers without a Closed Area Permit are not allowed to enter | ||||
| 2 | Sha Tau Kok | Sha Tau Kok Road - Shek Chung Au |
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Hail-and-ride section |
| 3 | Luk Keng | Luk Keng Road |
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| 4 | Bride's Pool Road |
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| Passengers are unable to use this route to cross the border via Sha Tau Kok Control Point. | ||||
Via Lung Shan Tunnel to Sheung Shui[]
Via: Shun Lung Street, Sha Tau Kok Road - Shek Chung Au, Sha Tau Kok Road - Wo Hang, Heung Yuen Wai Highway, slip road, Fanling Highway, So Kwun Po Road, Jockey Club Road, Lung Sum Avenue and Lung Wan Street
| New Territories GMB Route 55K (Sha Tau Kok → Sheung Shui Station) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Sha Tau Kok | Located within the Frontier Closed Area, entry is only permitted with a valid Frontier Closed Area Permit | ||
| Hong Kong Police Force Sha Tau Kok Checkpoint All stops before this point are within the Frontier Closed Area. Passengers without a Closed Area Permit are not allowed to enter | ||||
| 2 | Sha Tau Kok | Sha Tau Kok Road - Shek Chung Au |
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Hail-and-ride section |
| 3 | Sha Tau Kok Road - Wo Hang |
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Lung Shan Tunnel;  Fanling Highway
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| 4 | Sheung Shui | Jockey Club Road |
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| 5 | Lung Sum Avenue |
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| 6 | ||||
Ridership[]
This route overlaps with KMB Route 78K, which also passes through Sha Tau Kok Road, but with the vehicle-wave strategy, the latter has snatched away a lot of passengers from the route and the latter's source of passengers is mainly from Fanling Station, which is not served by this route. In addition, the section of this route between Sheung Shui and Luen Wo Hui is also able to attract local customers with cheap section fares.
According to the data from Transport Department, the ridership of this route is as follows:
- Early 2019: 21,800 passengers.[13]
Related incidents[]
- 13 November 2005: At around 9:00 a.m., a Toyota Coaster (LS9242) travelling on this route towards Sha Tau Kok was suspected to have overtaken on the opposite direction at Sha Tau Kok Road near Luk Keng Road, and was involved in a head-on collision with a container truck, resulting in two deaths and seven injuries.[14][15]
- 28 March 2013: At around 8:00 am, a Toyota Coaster travelling on this route towards Sha Tau Kok shovelled out of control onto the pavement after colliding with a lorry coming from a side road on Sha Tau Kok Road near Man Uk Pin, injuring 14 people.[16]
- 20 December 2021: At about 9:58pm, a Toyota Coaster (VU8458) travelling on this route was suspected to have lost control of its vehicle when it arrived at 8 Wo Mun Street near Luen Wo Hui Market, knocking down three passers-by and driving onto the pavement, destroying the taxi stand opposite the market. A man, a woman and a child sustained minor injuries in the incident, while the minibus driver was unconscious. All the injured were sent to the North District Hospital for treatment, but the minibus driver was confirmed to have succumbed to his injuries after arrival at the hospital.[17]
Gallery[]
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A minibus on Route 55K was stopping at Sha Tau Kok Checkpoint
Route 55K observes Wo Muk Road
A minibus on Route 55K was departing from Sheung Shui Station
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New Territories GMB Route 55K (Edit)
Remarks[]
- ↑ Numbers placed after the model Toyota Coaster (if any) are only used within the transport enthusiasts, others (including the industry) does not use such names.
- ↑ The 3rd generation was originally a vehicle on PLB Northern Island Trunk Route and was changed to serve on Hong Kong Maxicab, until May 2005 before retirement.
- ↑ That 5LS2 was originally a vehicle on Express Top Industries' New Territories Route 44A and was changed to serve on Sheung Shui P.L.B. in March 2016, until August 2018 before retirement.
Related articles[]
- KMB Route 78K
- KMB Route 78S
- KMB Route N78
- New Territories GMB Route 56K
References[]
- ↑ G.N. 359, Hong Kong Government Gazette, Vol. 126, No. 05, 1 February 1984
- ↑ "邊區小巴昨晨罷駛 聽從勸告復業待決" (PLBs in boundary area went on strike, eventually accepted advice and resumed operations), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 8 July 1984.
- ↑ "五十輛沙頭角小巴罷駛 要求縮小上落客禁區 下月再與運輸署會談" (50 minibuses went on strike in Sha Tau Kok demanding for reduction of prohibited zones; meeting with TD expected next month), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 25 July 1984.
- ↑ "沙頭角小巴商人獲答應 將沙頭角粉嶺禁區範圍縮小" (Demands from minibus associations accepted, minibus prohibited zones to be reduced), The Kung Sheung Daily News, 2 August 1984.
- ↑ "不滿當局未兌現設站 新界北小巴司機昨在沙頭角慢駛 其中五人被指阻街被捕" (NT North minibus drivers launched slow-moving action to protest against failure to provide new stops; 5 arrested for road obstruction), Ta Kung Pao, 22 August 1984.
- ↑ "上水小巴站 訂週五啟用" (Minibus terminus in Sheung Shui to open this Friday), Wah Kiu Yat Po, 28 January 1988.
- ↑ Government of Hong Kong, "Government proposes to reduce Frontier Closed Area" [News Release], 7 September 2006.
- ↑ 縮減邊境禁區 (Reduction of Frontier Closed Area), RTHK "Police Magazine", 11 February 2012.
- ↑ Photo posted to Facebook group "North District 北區"
- ↑ Transpprt Department HKSARG, Introduction of Special Departures of N.T. GMB Route No. 55K (Sha Tau Kok (Shun Lung Street) to Sheung Shui)" [Traffic Advice], 20 May 2019.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time Arrival Information System for Green Minibus", 25 March 2021.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 55K, 56A, 56B, 56C and 56K" [Traffic Advice], 21 January 2022.
- ↑ Controlling Officer's Reply Serial No. THB(T)147 of the Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2019-20 by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council
- ↑ "瘋狂爬頭女司機奪兩命" (Female driver kills 2 after frenzy overtaking), Oriental Daily News, 14 November 2005.
- ↑ "未忘職責 含淚續救其他人 消防員車禍救人 慘見死者是爸爸" (Fireman went on saving other lives in tears after seeing father died on scene), Apple Daily, 14 November 2005.
- ↑ "小巴撞車 剷行人路13傷" (Minibus crashed and shovelled onto pavement injuring 13), Oriental Daily News, 29 March 2013.
- ↑ 粉嶺專線小巴撞的士站 4人送院 司機不治 (Green minibus crashed onto taxi stand in Fanling, 4 injured and driver succumbed to injuries), HK01, 20 Dec 2021.
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 55K
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 55K (Luen Wo Hui special trips)
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 55K (Lung Shan Tunnel special trips)
- 16SEATS.net - Ne Green Minibus Route 55K
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